Slobodan Vukosavic teaches graduate and postgraduate courses in electric machines, digital control of electrical drives and electric vehicles, and serves as Head of the Power Engineering Department at the University of Belgrade. His scientific interests are in areas of electromechanical conversion, mechatronics, modelling and identification, DSP-based control of power converters & drives and industry automation. He published over 50 international journal papers and completed 37 large scale R/D projects in Europe and the U.S. His work is referenced in the SCI (over 50), as well as in reference books such as the Willey Encyclopaedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. He founded the Laboratory for Digital Control of PC and Drives,, subsuming the R/D efforts of several postgraduates and R/D engineers, related to IR, Philips, Semicron, GE, MOOG, Emerson Electric, TI, Schneider, Sever and other centres in Serbia and [...]. Vukosavic conceptualized and designed motion control systems applied at the leading car manufacturer's (Fiat, Renault, Peugeot etc.). He was the leading designer of digital multiaxis platforms for industrial robots for several U.S. and European manufacturers (EL-GE, Polimotor, Vickers, Eaton, MOOG) and coordinated design of the first automotive robot based on the integral drive concept and the Real-Time Ethernet host link. His current interests include devices and controls reducing the emission and pollution of power plants, the energy efficiency and advanced drive concepts.

Comprises fundamental knowledge on electric machines for readers applying math and physics and having modest knowledge in electromagnetics and circuit theory

Covers key topics related to machine size, torque and power

Offers a system perspective explaining the use and external characteristics of machines on their electrical and mechanical ports

Introduction.- Electromechanical Energy Conversion.- Magnetic and Electrical Coupling Field.- Magentic Circuit.- Routing Electrical Machines.- Modeling Electrical Machines.- Single Fed and Double Fed Converters.- Magnetic Field in the Air Gap.- Energy, Flux and Torque.- Electromotive Forces.- Introduction to DC Machines.- Modeling and Supplying DC Machines.- Characteristics of DC Machines.- Induction Machines.- Induction Machines at Steady State.- Variable Speed Induction Machines.- Synchronous Machines.- Mathematical Model of Synchronous Machine.- Steady State Operation.- Transients in Synchronous Machines.- Variable Frequency Synchronous Machines.